Licorice reduces serum testosterone in healthy women.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15579328
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Licorice can reduce serum testosterone probably due to the block of 17-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 17-20 lyase. Licorice could be considered an adjuvant therapy of hirsutism and polycystic ovary syndrome.
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